Sanskrit

अभावप्रत्ययालम्बना वृत्तिर्निद्रा

Transliteration (IAST)

abhāva-pratyayālambanā vṛttir nidrā

Word by word

abhāva

absence; non-existence

pratyaya

cognition; notion

ālambanā

resting on; supported by

vṛttiḥ

modification

nidrā

sleep

Translation

Sleep is the mental modification that rests on the notion of absence.

Source: Surenyogalaya Open Translation (English) · License: CC0-1.0